Rick Broida

Get a Microsoft Lumia 640 smartphone for $26.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Now playing: Watch this: The fun, plastic Microsoft Lumia 640 1:51 Remember when owning a smartphone — any …

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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Want to catch up on “Mr. Robot”? How about some classic episodes of “Robot Chicken”? And, hey, when was the last time you …

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Get a $25 iTunes gift card for $14.38

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. If you routinely spend money on iTunes stuff — books, music, movies and the like — here’s your chance to score a tidy …

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Will your email get a reply? This tool will tell you

As Steve Martin put it: “Some people have a way with words, and other people, oh… not have way.” Not sure where you fall in that spectrum? The creators of Boomerang — a great Gmail and Outlook plug-in that works like a snooze button for email — have added a writing asset called Respondable. Its goal: to help you write …

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Get a pair of waterproof wirefree earbuds for $59.49

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. It’s a poorly kept secret at this point that the iPhone 7 will have no headphone jack. I come here not to roll …

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The surprisingly effective way I solved my computer eyestrain problem

Like a lot of people — many people? most people? — I spend a good chunk of my day in front of a computer. Because I work from home, I often move from room to room, just to change up the scenery, and even alternate between standing and sitting. But no matter where I go, I suffer from eyestrain. And …

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Tablet Tuesday: Get an iPad Pro 12.9 with 2

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Now playing: Watch this: First impressions of the iPad Pro 5:38 So many sweet deals today, cheeps! And your chance to win a …

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Print, scan, copy and fax for $49.99

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. If you’ve ever priced all-in-one printers, you know that they typically run $90-100 and deliver a fairly basic feature set. Today’s deal costs …

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Get a Dell Inspiron 11.6

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Hello, New York! No, really, hi — I’m in you right now. So much to see and do, so little time. And yet …

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Get a 128GB wireless flash drive for $56.79

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. I’m seeing a lot of great deals on refurbished Galaxy S6 phones (alas, the one I was going to share today already sold …

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